Russian Alexandrova lost to Swiatek in the final of the tournament in Seoul.

Alexandrova is having a very good season. This past final was her third this calendar year: in February, she won the title in Linz, Austria, defeating Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, and at the end of August, she lost to Diana Schnyder in Monterrey, Mexico.

Ekaterina had a good chance to defeat Šwiętek, but after a successful first set, the Russian weakened slightly, which was taken advantage of by her opponent, Šwiętek, a six-time Grand Slam champion.

Meanwhile, the world's 18th-ranked men's player, Russian Daniil Medvedev, failed to reach the semifinals of the tournament in Hangzhou, China, losing to the world's 196th-ranked player, Chinese Wu Yibing, 7:5, 6:7 (5:7), 4:6. The match lasted three hours and two minutes.